Square Blanket: Free Crochet Pattern

YOU WILL NEED

Colours of Grace Magdalene (100% cotton, 50g), 34 balls in varying colours.

Alternative yarn Drops Paris (100% cotton, 50g/75m), 34 balls in varying colours.

A 5mm (US H/8) hook

MEASUREMENTS

Each square measures 15 x 15 cm (5 3/4 x 5 3/4in)

Finished blanket measures 94 x 139 cm (37 x 54 3/4in)

ABBREVIATIONS

Picot Ch3, ss to 3rd ch from hook

NOTES

Each square is made with five different colours and no two squares have the same colour combination.

SQUARE (MAKE 54)

Using Yarn A, ch5, ss to the first ch to form a ring.

Round 1 (RS) Ch1 (does not count as st), 10dc into the ring, ss to the first dc to join. [10 dc] Fasten off.

Round 2(RS) Join Yarn B in first st, ch4 (counts as dtr), dtr in st at base of ch4, 2dtr in each dc around, ss to the top of the beginning ch-4 to join. [20 dtr] Fasten off.

Round 3 (RS) Join Yarn C in the first st, ch1 (does not count as st), 2dc in the first st and each st around, ss to the first dc to join. [40 dc] Fasten off.

Round 4 (WS) Turn work so that WS is facing and join Yarn D in the first st, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in same st, dtr in the next st, *dc in the next st, dtr in the next st; repeat from * around, ss to the first dc to join. Fasten off.

Round 5 (RS) Turn the work so that RS is facing and join Yarn E in the first dc, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in the first st, *ch3, skip the next dtr, dc in the next dc; repeat from * around omitting the last dc, ss to the first dc to join. [20 ch-3 sps]

Round 6 (RS) Ss to the first ch-3 sp, ch3 (counts as tr), 2tr in the same ch-3 sp, *(3dc in the next ch-3 sp) twice, 3tr in the next ch-3 sp, (3dtr ch2, 3dtr) in the next ch-3 sp, 3tr in the next ch-3 sp; repeat from * 3 more times omitting the last 3tr, ss to the top of the beginning ch-3 to join. Fasten off.

ASSEMBLY

Arrange your squares so that you are happy with the colours.

Use a dc seam to join all of your squares together.

BORDER

Round 1 Join any yarn in a corner of the blanket, ch1 (does not count as st), *3dc in the corner, dc in each st across to the next corner; repeat from * around, ss to the first dc to join. Fasten off.

Round 2 Join any yarn in a corner of the blanket, ch1 (does not count as st), dc in each dc around working a picot every 7th dc and a dc at each corner, ss to the first dc to join.

Fasten off and weave in ends.